Last Wen we announced that we would like to start a large prestige build. After going to Detroit Makers Faire and seeing some really awesome stuff. The idea of a large project to get TC Makers on the map was a worthy goal.

So lets start brain storming, nothing is set in stone, but here are a few basic requirements.- pedal powered (mpls/stp is a biking community after all)- light weight but large- able to take down/apart for travel to events- fire and/or smoke- some form of illuminated fabric or e-frabric with arduino control.- sound system with interactive inputs

Some of these seemingly random requirements are in place to make sure everyone in the hack fac can participate in some way.

Let the ideas flow.... Any and all ideas are welcome, just submit a post. In a couple of weeks, we can go through them together at the wen open house.

Last edited by swinkdaddy on Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:57 am, edited 1 time in total.

Skyler, I don't think I saw you wednesday night when we announced the pedal powered fire breathing dragon, but you basically summed up what we want to do.

Either you were there and I'm an idiot, or it's a case of you channeling the hours long discussion we had on the road trip back from Detroit, and the announcement wed. night.

Either way, you rock, and and better be deep in the project.

I said while we were at detroit maker faire that I wanted to build a tent / yurt / dome type structure of some kind so that we can present at events from something that's ours, rather than the standard display tent; after a couple hours of doodling today, I want to start making a pvc pipe framed, tarp covered, dragon shaped "thing" for this purpose.

I think it would be very helpful in trying some of the ideas out for the large size pedel powered fire breathing dragon.

I'm hoping to have some 3d renders up soon, ask me for these, as accountability helps me make.

I mentioned this to Riley already, but if it could be useful I have an 11 foot chunk of 2 x 5 1/8" structural AL tube that I'm willing to donate, it's left from building the frame of my CNC router. It just so happens it was welded with the twin of the TIG that was just acquired.

It's light strong and and very straight and true. My friend who welded my frame is making car haullers out of his.